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these are live images from moscow. it is now time for some business news. take us through the top stories in the world business report. we are focusing on the situation in south africa where it they have the mining deaths. you have a fascinating perspective in this, finding answers in the european story. >> it is interesting. in the future, we will see in the coming months and years of their extraordinary results of what happens when you get this kind of a global slowdown. the slowdown in the demand of cars in europe specifically and other states and nations, a slowing economy, slowing demand for platinum, slowing platinum prices, sharply to where companies that specialize in putnam, shares of one company was down 77% this year. so there is a real crisis in this industry. you also see increased the demand for wages. 19 c falling wages, over the last 10 years, eight has actually gone up and the workers want a share of that. when you think about the conditions they work in, i spoke with a mining analyst. here's what he described. >> 2.5 kilometers down, they
these are live images from moscow. it is now time for some business news. take us through the top stories in the world business report. we are focusing on the situation in south africa where it they have the mining deaths. you have a fascinating perspective in this, finding answers in the european story. >> it is interesting. in the future, we will see in the coming months and years of their extraordinary results of what happens when you get this kind of a global slowdown. the slowdown in...
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in washington and 3:00 in the afternoon in moscow, where three members of the russian feminist band will find out this week whether they'll be jailed for form ago protest song against vladimir putin in moscow's main cathedral in march, madonna, red hot chili peppers and sting are supporting the defendants and demonstrations are planned in 30 cities when they appear in court. the woman faces up to three years in prison if convicted but members told the bbc they would do it again. >> in the middle *s last night n. a secret location, danielle, what have they been saying? >> we met them well off midnight last night. we were told to come to an address, and when we came here we found seven members of the group protesting against the return of vladimir putin to the presidency since he said he was going to run last october and they were in a defiant mood, despite that three of the members have been in prison waiting for the verdict on friday to determine whether they will be sentenced to more prisoner time for hatred which is the way the prosecution put it. they said they didn't have any regrets
in washington and 3:00 in the afternoon in moscow, where three members of the russian feminist band will find out this week whether they'll be jailed for form ago protest song against vladimir putin in moscow's main cathedral in march, madonna, red hot chili peppers and sting are supporting the defendants and demonstrations are planned in 30 cities when they appear in court. the woman faces up to three years in prison if convicted but members told the bbc they would do it again. >> in the...
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she is in a bit of fallout cafe and moscow. thank you for joining s. can you talk about the significance of the conviction on friday and the sentencing to two years in prison for these three members of pussy riot? >> thank you very much for your interest in this case we wanted to tell from this process, the russian courts are not independent. sentencing the girls for two years is unjust. we are planning, of course, to appeal the court of appeals in russia, after that, european court of human rights. for us, this is the only way to reach justice. in russia, it is impossible. >> can you tell us about who the judge was? what her record is? >> the judge, as we understood from the protest, she had not made any decision during the courts. she was always taking breaks, for example, just to decide if we need online streaming of the court or not. she has not heard any arguments from lawyers. i can call her kroll. when the girls asked for a meal or to go to the toilet, she just said, we will do this after an hour. the girls were in court for 12 hours a day. they
she is in a bit of fallout cafe and moscow. thank you for joining s. can you talk about the significance of the conviction on friday and the sentencing to two years in prison for these three members of pussy riot? >> thank you very much for your interest in this case we wanted to tell from this process, the russian courts are not independent. sentencing the girls for two years is unjust. we are planning, of course, to appeal the court of appeals in russia, after that, european court of...
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the united states, britain, france, and germany joined by russia and china held a third meeting in moscow. experts from both sides have been holding technical discussions to clarify the details of iran's nuclear program. the western countries demanded that iran stop working to enrich uranium to 20% for purity. iran refused saying its program is for peaceful purposes only. >>> egypt's first democratic elected president is reflecting the strong influence of the country's military in his new government. mohamed morsi has given members of the armed forces a voice in his cabinet. morsi swore in prime minister khandil and 34 other members of his cabinet. he kept head of the sprep couup council of the armed forces as defense minister. morsi took office in ne. his muslim brotherhood faced off against the military during the presidential election campaign. he gave four members of the brotherhood cabinet posts. prime minister khandil says rebuilding the economy and restoring security are the priorities for newtly lthe newl appointed ministers. >> the success of government is success for all of us.
the united states, britain, france, and germany joined by russia and china held a third meeting in moscow. experts from both sides have been holding technical discussions to clarify the details of iran's nuclear program. the western countries demanded that iran stop working to enrich uranium to 20% for purity. iran refused saying its program is for peaceful purposes only. >>> egypt's first democratic elected president is reflecting the strong influence of the country's military in his...
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they performed the song in a russian orthodox church in moscow before the presidential election. prosecutors said on tuesday a loud performance at a church undermines social order and is against social norms. the defendants pleaded not guilty saying they were simply trying to express their political opinion. the russian orthodox church is close to the putin administration and is demanding severe punishment. u.s. pop singer madonna defended the band when she visited russia. she said what happened to them is unfair. human rights groups have expressed anger over the case. anti-government protesters have been given large fines since putin's return to the presidency in may. a new law outlines harsh penalties for defamation of political figures. >>> russian space officials are trying to recover from another bad break. they were unable to put two communication satellites into orbit. it's the fourth failure in three years. agency representatives announced tuesday they were unable to put russian and indonesian satellites into orbit around the earth earth. they say the rocket had a malfunc
they performed the song in a russian orthodox church in moscow before the presidential election. prosecutors said on tuesday a loud performance at a church undermines social order and is against social norms. the defendants pleaded not guilty saying they were simply trying to express their political opinion. the russian orthodox church is close to the putin administration and is demanding severe punishment. u.s. pop singer madonna defended the band when she visited russia. she said what...
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finance ministers of the apec nations gathered in moscow on thursday. the delegation represented 21 countries, regions and international organizations. in a joint statement, the ministers said the world economy was highly uncertain, and that the situation in europe is dampening regional growth. the statement went on to say, the apec members are committed, supporting growth and fostering stability. and urges nations in a strong fiscal position to take a more positive stance towards spending. fiscal and responses to disasters were on the jenagenda. in light of the disaster and thailand floods last year. and recognized importance of disaster preparedness. exports have fueled the chinese engine of growth. but the debt crisis in europe has jammed things up a bit. government officials are trying to make out of the economic short fall by strengthening the market at home. our report from beijing. >> reporter: just a 90 minute drive from shanghai, the city of kunshan is a major manufacturing hub. this company makes robots. the company had been increasing sales b
finance ministers of the apec nations gathered in moscow on thursday. the delegation represented 21 countries, regions and international organizations. in a joint statement, the ministers said the world economy was highly uncertain, and that the situation in europe is dampening regional growth. the statement went on to say, the apec members are committed, supporting growth and fostering stability. and urges nations in a strong fiscal position to take a more positive stance towards spending....